Software Engineer (AVP)

OCBC Group; Singapore; On-site; SGD 180,000 - 280,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive base salary

Professional development opportunities

Exposure to private banking projects

Job summary

OCBC Group is seeking a highly experienced Software Engineer to lead the Wealth Core Banking and back‑office technology delivery within the bank's transformation program. You will drive technical leadership across analysis, design, development, integration, and testing, ensuring robust system integration and quality assurance.

The role requires deep Temenos Transact expertise, including T24 customizations, and hands‑on development in a fast‑paced financial services environment.

Qualifications

• Degree in an IT related discipline.
• 10+ years hands-on experience in a Temenos Transact TAFJ environment as a technical consultant or lead role.
• Strong financial technology background, preferably within Wealth Management or Investment Banking with extensive software development experience.
• In-depth knowledge of Temenos Transact customizations and T24 administration tasks.

Responsibilities

• Lead development and delivery of Wealth Core Banking solutions and back‑office tech within the transformation program.
• Provide technical leadership across analysis, design, development, integration and testing – including SIT and UAT.
• Collaborate with Project Managers, BAs and Test Managers to ensure efficient testing and defect resolution.
• Mentor junior team members with technical guidance and best practices.

Skills

Temenos Transact

Java API

Software development

English communication

Education

Degree in IT related discipline

Tools

JIRA

Confluence

Design Studio

SoapUI

Bitbucket

Job description

WHO WE ARE: As Singapore’s longest established bank, we have been dedicated to enabling individuals and businesses to achieve their aspirations since 1932. How? By taking the time to truly understand people. From there, we provide support, services, solutions, and career paths that meet their individual needs and desires. Today, we’re on a journey of transformation. Leveraging technology and creativity to become a future-ready learning organisation. But for all that change, our strategic ambition is consistently clear and bold, which is to be Asia’s leading financial services partner for a sustainable future. We invite you to build the bank of the future. Innovate the way we deliver financial services. Work in friendly, supportive teams. Build lasting value in your community. Help people grow their assets, business, and investments. Take your learning as far as you can. Or simply enjoy a vibrant, future‑ready career. Your Opportunity Starts Here.

Software Engineer Why Join Imagine being part of a team that builds innovative digital solutions for one of Asia's leading banks.

As a Software Engineer at OCBC, you'll have the opportunity to work on cutting‑edge projects that transform the way we deliver financial services. You'll be part of a collaborative team that values creativity, innovation, and continuous learning.

The Core Banking Development Tech Lead is responsible for leading the development and delivery of Wealth Core Banking and back‑office technology solutions within the bank's transformation program. The role provides technical leadership across analysis, design, development, integration, and testing activities for Temenos T24 Transact including trade processing, settlements, accounting, and operational workflows. The ideal candidate will have a strong track record of delivering complex banking technology solutions, driving development best practices and leading cross‑functional teams in a fast‑paced financial services environment.

What you do

• Responsible for the development planning and delivery of technology development book of work and system integration for Wealth Core Banking.
• Collaborate closely with Project Managers, Business Analysts and Test Managers to ensure the efficient execution of system integration testing and to proactively identify, analyze and address defects. Beyond conducting unit testing, this role supports all phases of the testing lifecycle, including System Integration Testing (SIT) and User Acceptance Testing (UAT), ensuring timely defect resolution and adherence to technology development standards, governance requirements and quality assurance best practices.
• Partner with Technology Infrastructure and Application teams to ensure that systems are designed, tested, and implemented to minimize operational risk.
• Ensure application data is effectively structured, governed and utilized to support business objectives while maintaining appropriate controls, integrity, and compliance requirements.
• Provide technical leadership, support and subject matter expertise throughout the project lifecycle, including project delivery, change requests, production releases and Level 3 application support.
• Identify, define and coordinate development activities for projects and change requests, including the delivery of new functionality, system integrations, interfaces with external applications, data migration and conversion programs.
• Mentor and support junior team members by providing technical guidance, knowledge sharing, training, and best‑practice recommendations to foster team capability and development.

Who you are

• Degree in an IT related discipline
• Strong financial technology background, preferably within Wealth Management, Investment Management, Asset Management, or Investment Banking with extensive software development experience, including previous hands‑on developer roles and a track record of successfully integrating and implementing vendor‑provided solutions.
• Minimum 10 years hands‑on experience in a Temenos Transact TAFJ environment as a technical consultant or lead role.
• Solid experience in Temenos Transact design and L3 development with exposure in Temenos Transact product development and Implementation of Transact products i.e. AA, Payments, FX, SC, CA, DX/SY.
• In‑depth knowledge of Temenos Transact customizations. Thorough understanding of T24 application and all system administration tasks involved in maintaining a T24 environment.
• Hands on in Temenos Transact modules, Subroutine coding, Version, Enquiries, COB, Version Routines, Enquiry Routines, Multi Thread Routines, Composite Screen, Templates for Local developments. This should include knowledge of OFS, IF, IRIS, TAFJ and OFXML.
• Strong knowledge in Temenos Transact Java API, JBoss, TDH, Outbox will be an added advantage.
• Familiar with DevOps process and Tools i.e. Design Studio, Soap UI, bitbucket, JIRA, Confluence
• Excellent oral and written communication in English

What we offer

• Competitive base salary.
• A suite of holistic, flexible benefits to suit every lifestyle.
• Community initiatives.
• Industry‑leading learning and professional development opportunities.
• Your wellbeing, growth and aspirations are every bit as cared for as the needs of our customers.
• Let’s build the bank we need for the future we want.
• Find the best version of yourself in a friendly, supportive team.
• Build lasting value in your community.
• Help people grow their assets, business, and investments.
• Take your learning as far as you can.
• Or simply enjoy a vibrant, future‑ready career.
• Your Opportunity Starts Here

We are the second largest financial services group in Southeast Asia by assets with one of the world’s highest credit rating (Aa1 by Moody’s and AA- by both Fitch and S&P). We offer private banking services through our wholly‑owned subsidiary, Bank of Singapore, which operates on a unique open‑architecture product platform to source for the best‑in‑class products to meet its clients’ goals. Our insurance subsidiary, Great Eastern Holdings, is the oldest and most established life insurance group in Singapore and Malaysia.